Clark, Gordon Haddon creator text nmu 1995 1995 Second edition monographic eng

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viii, 149 pages ; 21 cm I. William James -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The philosophic background -- 3. A pluralistic universe -- Monistic idealism -- Hegel and his method -- The compounding of consciousness -- Conclusions -- 4. Pragmatism -- What pragmatism means -- Some metaphysical problems -- Pragmatism and common sense -- Pragmatism's conception of truth -- Pragmatism and religion -- Concluding criticisms II. John Dewey -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Science -- 3. Ethics -- Sampling of opinions -- The place of ethics in pragmatism -- Pragmatic flux in ethics -- values -- Casual enjoyments -- Intrinsic quality -- Certainty or security -- De Jure value -- Evil ideals -- Specifications -- Political implications -- Disagreement on murder -- Is life worth living? -- Concluding criticism -- 4. Logic -- Instrumentalism -- Behaviorism -- Formal logic -- Existential import -- The law of contradiction Gordon H. Clark Combined ed. of earlier works, c1960 and c1963 James, William 1842-1910 Dewey, John 1859-1952 B945.J24 C55 1995 191 C592W 0940931435 9780940931435 PRP 970402 20190121191217.0 36663997 eng